People?v.?Mickle?(1991)?54?Cal.3d?140?,?284?Cal.Rptr.?511;?814?P.2d?290 [No.?S004708. Aug?19,?1991.] THE?PEOPLE,?Plaintiff?and?Respondent,?v.?DENNY?MICKLE,?Defendant?and?Appellant. (Superior?Court?of?San?Mateo?County,?No.?C-12278,?Thomas?McGinn?Smith,?Judge.) (Opinion?by?Baxter,?J.,?with?Lucas,?C.?J.,?Panelli?and?Arabian,?JJ.,?concurring.?Separate?concurring?opinion?by?Mosk,?J.?Separate?opinion?by?Kennard,?J.,?concurring?in?the?judgment,?with?Broussard,?J.,?concurring.) COUNSEL Fern?M.?Laethem,?State?Public?Defender,?under?appointment?by?the?Supreme?Court,?Roy?M.?Dahlberg,?Musawwir?M.?Spiegel,?Thomas?L.?Carroll?and?John?Fresquez,?Deputy?State?Public?Defenders,?for?Defendant?and?Appellant. John?K.?Van?de?Kamp?and?Daniel?E.?Lungren,?Attorneys?General,?Richard?B.?Iglehart,?Chief?Assistant?Attorney?General,?John?H.?Sugiyama,?Assistant?Attorney?General,?Ronald?S.?Matthias,?Morris?Beatus,?Aileen?Bunney?and?Edward?P.?O’Brien,?Deputy?Attorneys?General,?for?Plaintiff?and?Respondent. OPINION BAXTER,?J. Defendant?Denny?Mickle?was?convicted?of?one?count?of?first?degree?murder?(Pen.?Code,???187)fn.?1?with?personal?use?of?a?knife?(??12022,?subd.?(b)),?and?arson?(??451,?subd.?(b)).?Under?the?1978?death?penalty?law,?the?jury?found?true?a?special?circumstance?that?the?murder?occurred?while?defendant?was?engaged?in?the?commission?of?a?lewd?and?lascivious?act?upon?a?minor.?(??190.2,?subd.?(a)(17)(v);?see???288,?subd.?(a).) In?a?separate?proceeding?held?after?the?guilt?verdict?was?rendered?but?before?the?penalty?phase?began,?the?jury?found?defendant?competent?to?stand?[54?Cal.3d?156]?trial.?(???1367,?1368.)?Defendant?purported?to?appeal?from?the?competence?determination.?While?that?appeal?was?pending?in?the?Court?of?Appeal,?a?penalty?trial?was?held.?The?jury?sentenced?defendant?to?death,?and?the?trial?court?denied?the?automatic?motion?to?modify?the?verdict.?(??190.4,?subd.?(e).)?The?death?judgment?was?automatically?appealed?to?this?court.?(??1239,?subd.?(b).)?The?interlocutory?appeal?from?the?competence?determination?was?transferred?here?(Crim.?25540)?and?consolidated?with?the?automatic?appeal?(S004708/Crim.?25377). For?reasons?which?will?be?explained,?the?interlocutory?appeal?from?the?competence?determination?will?be?dismissed?and?defendant’s?challenges?to?that?determination?considered?in?the?automatic?appeal?from?the?final?judgment.?We?find?no?prejudicial?error?affecting?the?guilt,?competence,?or?penalty?verdicts.?The?judgment?will?be?affirmed?in?its?entirety. Guilt?Phase?Evidence Prosecution?Case Crime?scene?evidence.?On?February?15,?1983,?the?victim,?12-?year-old?Lashan,?and?her?parents,?Darrell?and?Sally?K.,?moved?from?Pacifica?to?Daly?City.?Their?new?home?was?the?Mission?Bell?Motel,?which?was?occupied?primarily?by?permanent?residents,?including?families.?Darrell?happened?to?see?defendant?on?the?street?during?the?move?and?asked?for?his?help.?Defendant?was?a?longtime?acquaintance?of?Darrell’s?but?apparently?had?not?met?Sally?or?Lashan?before.?Because?defendant?had?no?home?and?all?three?adults?were?unemployed,?the?K.?family?agreed?to?let?defendant?stay?with?them?and?share?expenses. The?foursome?occupied?unit?10.?It?had?a?front?room?with?a?door?facing?onto?the?motel?courtyard,?a?hallway,?a?bathroom,?a?kitchen,?and?a?bedroom?with?a?door?opening?into?an?alley?behind?the?unit.?There?was?no?telephone?in?the?unit,?so?calls?had?to?be?handled?through?the?motel?office?or?at?a?public?booth?nearby.?Defendant?slept?on?a?murphy?bed?in?the?front?room,?and?Lashan?and?her?parents?slept?in?the?bedroom.?The?first?nine?days?of?joint?residence?were?uneventful. On?February?24,?the?day?of?the?crimes,?Lashan’s?parents?left?the?motel?at?noon?and?drove?to?Oakland?to?visit?Darrell’s?sick?grandmother.?At?some?point,?Sally?arranged?by?phone?to?have?a?woman?who?worked?at?Lashan’s?school?drive?Lashan?home?in?the?afternoon.?About?3:45?p.m.,?Sally?called?the?motel?and?told?defendant?about?the?arrangement.?He?promised?to?take?care?of?Lashan?until?Darrell?and?Sally?returned.?[54?Cal.3d?157] Defendant?was?in?the?unit?at?4?p.m.?when?the?school?employee?dropped?Lashan?off?and?departed.?Lashan?was?wearing?pants?and?a?plaid?shirt.?At?5:30?p.m.,?Sally?phoned?to?say?that?she?and?Darrell?would?not?be?home?for?awhile.?Defendant?reported?that?Lashan?had?arrived?home?safely?and?was?doing?homework?and?watching?television.?This?was?the?first?time?defendant?and?Lashan?had?ever?been?alone?together. At?7:30?p.m.,?two?rental?store?employees?arrived?at?unit?10?to?repossess?the?television?set.?Defendant?answered?the?door?and?briefly?chatted?with?them.?One?of?the?employees?went?into?the?bedroom?and?saw?Lashan?lying?on?the?bed?watching?television.?He?exchanged?a?few?words?with?her?and?took?the?set.?The?employee?could?not?remember?at?trial?what?Lashan?was?wearing?or?whether?she?was?lying?underneath?the?covers.?He?was?certain,?however,?that?both?defendant?and?Lashan?were?acting?”normal.” Between?7:30?and?8:30?p.m.,?a?motel?resident?saw?defendant?pace?”back?and?forth”?between?unit?10?and?the?phone?booth?near?the?office.?The?resident?had?been?working?on?his?car?in?the?courtyard?across?from?the?unit?since?1?p.m.,?and?had?seen?defendant?make?the?same?trip?a?few?times?earlier?in?the?day.?Immediately?before?the?resident?left?the?motel?premises?at?8:30?p.m.,?he?saw?defendant?enter?unit?10. Defendant?was?not?seen?again?until?9:50?p.m.,?when?he?arrived?at?the?South?San?Francisco?home?of?his?girlfriend,?Ruthie.?He?told?her?he?had?walked?from?the?motel,?a?one-hour?trip?by?foot.?He?was?carrying?a?clock?radio,?which?belonged?to?the?K.?family?and?had?been?sitting?on?the?television?in?their?bedroom. At?10:30?p.m.,?while?Ruthie?was?in?the?room,?defendant?called?the?motel?and?asked?to?speak?to?the?residents?of?unit?10.?He?hung?up?moments?later?and?told?Ruthie?no?one?was?home.?Defendant?then?carried?the?phone?into?another?room?and?called?Lashan’s?parents?at?a?relative’s?house.?Defendant?told?Darrell?that?he?had?left?the?motel?at?7:30?p.m.,?and?was?calling?from?the?Tenderloin.?Defendant?also?said?he?needed?a?key?to?the?unit.?When?Darrell?noted?that?Lashan?could?open?the?door,?defendant?apologized?for?being?”stupid.”?Darrell?and?Sally?were?disturbed?by?the?call?and?immediately?drove?home.?Meanwhile,?defendant?borrowed?bus?fare?from?Ruthie?and?said?he?was?going?to?the?Tenderloin.?He?left?her?house?for?a?few?hours. At?10:50?p.m.,?shortly?before?Lashan’s?parents?arrived?back?at?the?motel,?an?employee?of?a?nearby?restaurant?saw?flames?shooting?out?of?unit?10’s?bedroom?window.?The?fire?was?soon?extinguished.?Lashan’s?naked,?dead?[54?Cal.3d?158]?body?was?found?lying?facedown?on?the?bathroom?floor.fn.?2?Her?back?was?covered?with?soot?and?she?had?been?stabbed?several?times.?There?was?blood?but?no?soot?on?the?floor?underneath?the?body.?Bloodstains?were?found?near?the?bottom?of?a?hallway?dresser?and?the?bathroom?doorjamb.?A?motel?butcher?knife?with?a?bloodstained?blade?was?found?on?the?counter?near?the?kitchen?sink.fn.?3 The?front?room,?hallway,?bathroom,?and?kitchen?had?been?heavily?damaged?by?soot,?smoke,?and?heat.?Charred?paper?was?found?on?a?burned?section?of?the?murphy?bed?in?the?front?room.?In?the?bedroom,?the?mattress?and?base?of?the?headboard?had?been?consumed?by?flames,?but?the?top?of?the?headboard?and?nearby?furniture?suffered?only?minor?blistering?and?discoloration.?In?the?alley?outside,?broken?glass?from?the?bedroom?windows?had?soot?on?one?side.?The?doors?and?windows?were?locked?and?showed?no?signs?of?forced?entry. Defendant?returned?to?Ruthie’s?house?about?2?a.m.?and?spent?the?night.?At?7?a.m.,?Ruthie?awoke?and?saw?a?television?report?which?apparently?identified?defendant?as?a?suspect?in?the?motel?crimes.?She?immediately?told?him?to?leave?the?house?and?call?the?police.?He?disclaimed?any?knowledge?of?the?events?described?in?the?report?and?then?left.?Ruthie?called?the?police. Defendant?called?the?police?an?hour?later,?at?8?a.m.,?and?said?he?had?heard?about?the?fire?on?television?and?wished?to?discuss?it.?However,?he?did?not?show?up?at?the?prearranged?meeting?place.?Defendant?made?a?similar?call?at?9:30?p.m.,?identified?himself?as?a?”suspect,”?and?was?soon?taken?into?custody. Defendant’s?in-custody?statements.?A?half-hour?after?being?taken?into?custody?on?February?25,?defendant?had?three?consecutive?interviews?at?the?police?station.?He?first?spoke?with?Detectives?Reese?and?McCarthy?pursuant?to?a?Miranda?waiver?(Miranda?v.?Arizona?(1966)?384?U.S.?436[16?L.Ed.2d?694,?86?S.Ct.?1602,?10?A.L.R.3d?974]),?and?denied?committing?the?crimes.?He?said?he?left?Lashan?asleep?at?the?motel?at?8:15?p.m.?on?February?24,?and?rode?a?bus?to?the?Tenderloin.?He?claimed?to?have?called?Lashan’s?parents?from?there?and?then?visited?Ruthie. Defendant?next?spoke?with?his?parole?officer,?Mr.?Bandettini,?pursuant?to?another?Miranda?waiver.?(Bandettini?was?identified?as?a?”state?investigator”?[54?Cal.3d?159]?at?trial.)?Defendant?first?denied?the?crimes,?but?then?said?he?could?not?”remember”?whether?he?had?stabbed?Lashan.?When?asked?if?he?had?sex?with?her,?he?replied,?”I?may?have.” Detectives?Reese?and?McCarthy?immediately?resumed?questioning.?Defendant?began?by?saying?he?”could?have?killed”?Lashan?and?”didn’t?know?what?[he]?was?doing.”?He?admitted?having?”sex”?with?her,?but?was?unclear?about?when?it?occurred.fn.?4?Although?defendant?first?denied?any?involvement?in?the?fire,?he?later?answered?in?the?affirmative?when?asked?if?he?could?have?killed?Lashan?and?set?the?fire.?Defendant?repeatedly?said?that?he?did?not?know?how?many?times?Lashan?had?been?”stuck,”?and?that?his?actions?were?not?”intentional.” When?asked?to?describe?the?evening’s?activities?in?greater?detail,?defendant?replied,?in?somewhat?disjointed?and?emotional?terms,?that?he?and?Lashan?had?prepared?a?meal,?played?cards,?and?arm?wrestled.?He?started?looking?at?her?and?feeling?”crazy.”?He?paced?back?and?forth?between?the?motel?office?and?the?unit.?At?some?point,?he?lifted?the?knife?from?among?the?dirty?dishes?in?the?kitchen?sink,?held?it?in?both?hands?near?his?head,?and?attacked?her?with?it.?When?asked?how?Lashan?got?into?the?bathroom,?defendant?said?he?”might?have?stuck?her?one?time?while?she?was?asleep,”?and?”she?might?have?jumped?up?and?tried?to?get?away?from?it.” Defendant?was?arrested?at?2?a.m.?on?February?26,?four?hours?after?questioning?had?begun.?He?was?carrying?a?small?Bible?and?a?keychain?that?Sally?owned?and?kept?in?the?bedroom?nightstand.?A?lighter?and?matches?were?also?found?in?his?possession. At?10?a.m.?on?February?27,?Detectives?Reese?and?McCarthy?briefly?spoke?with?defendant?at?the?Chope?hospital?jail?ward.?Defendant?said?he?had?started?a?fire?on?the?murphy?bed,?stamped?it?out,?and?then?started?the?bedroom?fire,?using?paper?each?time.?When?asked?whether?Lashan?had?made?him?angry?that?night,?he?said,?”no.”?As?before,?defendant?said?he?could?not?remember?the?number?of?stab?wounds,?but?knew?that?Lashan?had?”jumped?up”?after?the?first?one.?When?asked?what?he?did?with?the?knife?after?the?stabbing,?defendant?replied:?”I?was?holding?it?[in]?both?hands,?my?hands?were?shaking[.]?I?saw?the?blood?dripping?down?the?knife,?I?put?the?knife?in?a?basket.”?When?[54?Cal.3d?160]?asked?if?Lashan?was?still?breathing?at?the?time,?defendant?said:?”Yes[,]?she?was?breathing?and?calling?my?name.?She?had?a?dress?on.” Defendant?told?a?Chope?hospital?nurse?that?he?had?killed?the?12-year-old?daughter?of?a?woman?he?was?living?with?in?a?Daly?City?motel?and?had?set?the?room?on?fire. After?his?arrest?but?before?the?guilt?trial,?defendant?shared?a?county?jail?cell?with?Jeffrey?Steele,?who?was?awaiting?sentencing?after?pleading?guilty?to?burglary.?Steele?testified?that?defendant?said?he?had?”tak[en]?some?young?pussy”?and?”killed”?the?girl?because?she?threatened?to?tell?her?parents?that?he?had?”raped”?her.?Defendant?identified?the?victim?as?the?12-year-old?daughter?of?friends?with?whom?he?had?been?living?in?a?Daly?City?motel.?According?to?Steele,?defendant?admitted?choking?and?stabbing?the?girl,?but?believed?he?would?”beat”?the?charges?because?no?weapon?was?found?and?because?he?had?started?a?fire?to?conceal?the?murder.?When?Steele?mentioned?that?defendant?could?have?had?sex?with?a?prostitute?for?only?a?few?dollars,?defendant?said,?”but?it?is?not?like?that?young?pussy.” Expert?testimony.?City?Fire?Inspector?Christensen?examined?unit?10?and?concluded?that?the?fire?had?been?”intentionally”?set.?It?had?two?separate?points?of?origin?(the?two?beds),?paper?had?been?used?as?an?accelerant?on?the?murphy?bed,?and?no?electrical?or?other?”accidental”?cause?was?found.?The?bedroom?fire?started?quickly?at?the?foot?of?the?bed,?where?the?metal?springs?had?collapsed?from?intense?heat,?and?then?died?down?and?burned?slowly?for?one?or?two?hours.?Christensen?explained?that?the?bedroom?would?have?been?completely?destroyed?had?the?fire?burned?fast?and?hot.?The?large?amount?of?soot-a?sign?of?”incomplete?combustion”-was?also?indicative?of?a?low-oxygen,?slow-burning?fire.?The?buildup?of?carbon?monoxide?and?other?gasses?had?undoubtedly?blown?out?the?windows,?admitting?oxygen?and?causing?the?fire?to?flare?up?shortly?before?discovery.fn.?5 State?Fire?Investigator?McGill?reviewed?official?records?and?conducted?tests?upon?motel?bedding?material.?Like?Christensen,?McGill?concluded?that?the?fire?had?been?intentionally?set?and?smoldered?for?”a?minimum?of?two?hours.” An?autopsy?performed?by?pathologist?Dr.?Lack?revealed?that?Lashan?had?died?of?four?deep?penetrating?stab?wounds,?namely,?a?chest?wound?passing?[54?Cal.3d?161]?through?the?right?lung,?an?abdominal?wound?exiting?through?the?back,?and?two?wounds?entering?from?the?back.?All?wounds?were?made?while?she?was?lying?down,?and?were?”consistent”?with?the?motel?butcher?knife.?No?defensive?knife?wounds?were?found.?Several?other?injuries?suggested?Lashan?had?been?”immobilized”?shortly?before?the?stabbing:?(1)?a?bruise?to?her?left?eye?had?probably?been?inflicted?with?a?punch,?(2)?a?”deep?imprint”?across?the?front?of?her?neck?had?probably?been?made?while?her?necklace?was?being?pulled?tightly?from?the?back,?and?(3)?fingernail?marks?on?her?throat?had?probably?been?made?while?she?was?being?choked. The?autopsy?further?disclosed?that?after?the?stabbing,?Lashan?walked?at?least?briefly?while?the?fire?burned?and?survived?for?an?additional?30?minutes,?probably?in?a?state?of?”incipient?shock.”fn.?6Dr.?Lack?placed?the?time?of?death?at?9?p.m.,?with?a?half-hour?”grace?period”?on?either?side.?No?signs?of?recent?trauma?to?the?genital?area?were?found.?However,?because?Lashan?had?a?”mature”?vagina?in?which?the?hymen?had?been?ruptured?several?months?earlier,?the?absence?of?trauma?was?inconclusive?as?to?whether?intercourse?had?occurred?shortly?before?death.?A?vaginal?swab?revealed?the?presence?of?semen. Dr.?Blake,?the?forensic?expert?who?tested?the?swab,?found?a?small?amount?of?semen?containing?essentially?equivalent?amounts?of?type?A?secretor?and?type?B?secretor?blood?group?substances.fn.?7?The?amount?of?semen?suggested?that?intercourse?had?occurred?3?to?36?hours?before?Lashan’s?death,?probably?18?to?24?hours?beforehand.?The?semen?could?have?been?donated?by?a?single?individual?with?type?AB?secretor?blood.?Alternatively,?there?could?have?been?two?different?donors,?one?of?whom?was?a?type?A?secretor?and?the?other?who,?like?defendant,?was?a?type?B?secretor.?In?order?for?two?donors?to?have?produced?this?equivalent?”A/B”?ratio,?both?must?have?ejaculated?near?the?same?time,?or?one?ejaculated?and?the?other?subsequently?deposited?only?preejaculatory?fluid.fn.?8?[54?Cal.3d?162] Defense?Case The?defense?theory?was?that?the?fire?began?after?defendant?arrived?at?Ruthie’s?house?and?burned?quickly.?One?Detective?Hawthorne?testified?that?Fire?Inspector?Christensen?had?hypothesized?during?his?initial?examination?of?the?crime?scene?that?the?front?room?fire?burned?for?20?to?25?minutes?and?that?the?bedroom?fire?”started?rapidly”?by?means?of?a?liquid?accelerant. Competence?Phase?Evidence After?the?guilt?verdict?was?rendered,?defendant?moved?for?a?competence?hearing?(???1367,?1368.)?The?motion?was?granted?under?circumstances?which?will?be?discussed?later.?Criminal?proceedings?were?suspended,?competence?phase?counsel?was?appointed,?and?a?new?jury?was?empaneled. At?the?ensuing?hearing,?two?court-appointed?psychiatrists?testified?that?they?had?recently?examined?defendant?and?found?him?competent.?Dr.?Small?explained?that?defendant?was?”cooperative”?and?”logical,”?and?showed?no?sign?of?serious?mental?disorder;?even?if?defendant?was?being?truthful?in?claiming?to?have?experienced?a?midtrial?”hallucination”?of?Lashan,?such?an?experience?is?neither?disabling?per?se?nor?unusual?for?persons?suffering?from?personality?problems,?stress,?and/or?a?guilty?conscience.?Dr.?Bryan?testified?that?defendant?suffered?from?a?”passive-aggressive”?personality?problem?and?sexual?deviation,?but?that?he?spoke?about?the?criminal?trial?in?an?”appropriate”?and?”rational”?manner.?Defendant?knew?that?any?”hallucination”?he?had?experienced?was?not?real.?Finally,?a?deputy?sheriff?testified?that?defendant’s?personal?habits?and?deportment?in?jail?over?the?preceding?year?were?excellent,?and?that?he?never?acted?in?a?disruptive?or?bizarre?fashion. The?jury?found?defendant?competent?to?undergo?a?penalty?trial. III.?Penalty?Phase?Evidence As?requested?by?defendant,?a?new?jury?was?empaneled?at?the?penalty?phase. Prosecution?Case The?prosecution?called?most?of?the?witnesses?who?had?testified?against?defendant?at?the?guilt?phase?to?establish?the?circumstances?of?the?crime.?Notable?exceptions?included?forensic?expert?Dr.?Blake?(who?testified?for?[54?Cal.3d?163]?defendant?at?the?penalty?phase)?and?informant?Steele?(who?gave?no?penalty?phase?testimony).?(??190.3,?factor?(a).)fn.?9 The?prosecution?also?introduced?certified?copies?of?defendant’s?two?prior?felony?convictions:?a?1975?jury?conviction?of?lewd?conduct?against?Rosa?S.?(??288,?subd.?(a)),?and?a?1980?conviction?upon?a?guilty?plea?of?wilful?cruelty?to?a?child,?Sheba?R.?(??273a,?subd.?(1)).?The?victims?and?other?witnesses?testified?about?these?crimes,?both?of?which?involved?forcible?sodomy?and/or?rape.?(??190.3,?factors?(b),?(c).)?In?addition,?Sheba’s?sister,?Lakecia?H.,?testified?about?defendant’s?unadjudicated?forcible?rape?of?her?at?age?13?in?1979.?(Id.,?factor?(b).) The?1975?rape?and?sodomy?of?Rosa.?18-year-old?Rosa?testified?that?in?May?1975,?when?she?was?7?years?old,?defendant?came?to?the?house?to?visit?her?mother,?Carol,?who?had?known?defendant’s?family?for?several?years.?Carol?was?not?there.?Defendant?ordered?Rosa,?who?was?at?home?with?her?siblings,?to?go?into?the?bedroom.?She?complied?out?of?fear.?Defendant?disrobed,?opened?Rosa’s?bathrobe,?and?pulled?down?her?panties.?He?then?raped?and?sodomized?her.?She?struggled?and?told?him?to?stop?because?he?was?hurting?her.?He?ignored?her?pleas?and?held?her?down?with?the?weight?of?his?body.?Ashamed,?she?did?not?tell?her?mother.?Several?days?later,?Rosa?began?experiencing?a?painful?vaginal?discharge?and?was?examined?by?her?mother.?Rosa?was?taken?to?a?doctor?and?treated?for?gonorrhea.?Both?Carol?and?the?doctor?described?Rosa’s?symptoms?and?diagnosis?at?trial.?Carol?also?testified?that?she?contracted?gonorrhea?during?a?single?sexual?encounter?with?defendant?near?the?time?Rosa’s?infection?was?discovered. The?1979?rape?of?Sheba.?13-year-old?Sheba?testified?that?in?fall?1979,?when?she?was?7?years?old,?defendant?was?intimately?involved?with?her?mother,?Vesta,?and?was?living?with?the?family.?One?night,?Sheba?was?sleeping?in?a?bed?with?one?of?her?sisters?and?with?Vesta.?Sheba?woke?up?and?found?that?defendant?had?pushed?aside?her?bedclothes?and?was?having?sexual?intercourse?with?her.?She?became?afraid?and?tried?to?pull?away.?Defendant?squeezed?her?stomach?until?it?hurt?and?held?her?down?with?his?arms.?Sheba?told?Vesta?about?the?assault?the?next?day.?Two?weeks?later,?Sheba?began?experiencing?a?painful?vaginal?discharge?but?was?too?ashamed?to?tell?her?mother.?Sheba’s?father,?Herbert,?testified?that?he?noticed?the?discharge?on?Sheba’s?panties?while?she?was?undressing?at?his?house.?He?took?her?to?the?hospital?where?she?was?treated?for?gonorrhea.?The?doctor?confirmed?this?diagnosis?at?trial.?Herbert?also?testified?that?when?Sheba?told?him?about?the?rape,?he?immediately?went?to?confront?defendant?at?Vesta’s?house.?Defendant?[54?Cal.3d?164]?fled.?When?defendant?returned,?he?punched?Herbert?and?the?two?struggled?until?the?police?came.?Vesta?did?not?testify. The?1979?rape?of?Lakecia.?19-year-old?Lakecia?testified?that?she?is?Sheba’s?older?sister?and?Vesta’s?daughter.?Defendant?befriended?Lakecia?on?the?street,?and?met?the?rest?of?the?family?through?her.?In?fall?1979,?when?Lakecia?was?13?years?old,?defendant?forced?his?way?into?the?locked?bathroom?just?as?Lakecia?was?finishing?her?bath.?He?pushed?her?onto?the?floor?and?had?sexual?intercourse?with?her.?She?told?him?to?stop?but?was?afraid?he?would?hurt?her?if?she?resisted.?She?soon?noticed?an?unusual?vaginal?discharge?and?visited?the?doctor.?She?learned?she?had?gonorrhea?and?was?pregnant?with?defendant’s?child.?Lakecia?gave?birth?to?a?daughter,?Makeda,?whom?defendant?acknowledged?as?his?own. […]
